Prevalence and natural course of late-life depression in China primary care: A population based study from an urban community

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 86-93

  Chen, Shulin ^a   Conwell, Yeates ^b   Vanorden, Kimberly ^b   Lu, Naiji ^b   Fang, Yu ^c   Ma, Yan ^d   Fan, Hainan ^a   Jin, Tao ^d   Chiu, Helen ^e  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Health Department of Shangcheng District   (China)

^e CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese primary care; Correlates; Late life depression; Natural course; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LATE LIFE DEPRESSION; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84865525062     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.02.027     Document Type: Article

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